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After a dry spell of no news (but at least one new YTP), I think it's high time I gave you all an update on how things have been going. Well, to rip the band-aid off now, things have not been going too well. Between my last living grandparent coming to live with us and work getting busier, we are now going to have to move to a new place this year. With all these competing irl responsibilities, I'm having to look through all my YTP plans to see what is or isn't feasible for this year.

Probably the biggest casualty, I estimated at the start of the year that there were about 24 minutes of the season finale I needed to complete. So, I set myself a schedule to complete 3 minutes of footage per month. If you're good at math, you know that means I should have been done by around August/September, giving me plenty of room for a Christmas release (akin to 2.1 and 2.3). With the struggle of finding and moving to a new house, I don't think that's going to happen. My brilliant plan has been foiled, but I'm trying my best to chip away at it here and there, but any 2025 release is veering on the side of "impossible".

This was the other big project facing the chopping block, but thankfully, longtime friend MrTriangleWorld has offered to be co-host! With a co-host helping share the load of judging entries, running the server, and helping compile the collab together, The Foreign Exchange Collab 2 is a go!

Thankfully, I should be able to continue with the "YTP every quarter" plan that I had. Just something to keep the channel from going stale while I work on other bigger projects. I've been brainstorming some ideas for the Doug Walker Collab IV and the final Scooby-Doo collab should be coming out some time this summer (I think! I hope!). At a bare minimum, I can scrape something together like The Pooper in the Rye in a week or whatever so the channel doesn't go stagnant.

Again, sorry for any radio silence, but I've been trying to get my act together as well as get a better grip on the situation so I'm not leading anyone on but I can be honest regarding my goals and deadlines. With all that said, I'm excited to see that we reached our $25 goal and have already shared the exclusive sneak peek for the next episode with the Finn and Jake supporters! If you want to also get a preview of what comes next for Finn and Jake, consider supporting the channel through SubscribeStar!

https://youtu.be/MhXXB84T7N8

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Taking advantage of some much-needed holiday time off of work to chip away at TUP 2.5. During this time, longtime supporter Kink Konk encouraged me to make some smaller videos now and again to ensure that the channel does not go stale. With his advice in mind, I've set a soft goal for myself to release a new video every three months. Hopefully you've seen The Pooper in the Rye from this autumn, and expect a Secret Santa YTP to cover the winter! (And no, it is not A Christmas Carol with Ralph Wiggum and the Nostalgia Critic)

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year's!

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Up to eight minutes on the upcoming episode now. Not much of a metric since I'm still not sure how long the final episode is going to be, but progress is being made. While part of me feels I may have gotten too ambitious with this one, it is the season finale, so I feel like going big is warranted.

That said, I might shift gears towards late November/December towards something shorter I can release at Christmas, since that seems to be a long-running tradition with my channel. Maybe join the YTPMania Secret Santa. Maybe do another Rome: Total What? video. We'll have to see.

As always, there's the $25 goal for subscribers to see a sneak peek at what I'm cooking up, as well as shoutouts in the next TUP and advance screenings of my future poops.

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<Seriously, who is this guy?>

With over thirty entrants and eighteen countries represented, I can happily say that the Foreign Exchange Collab was a massive success! Thank you so much for checking it out and supporting those who submitted!

After releasing the collab and taking a short break for the remainder of August, I am once again returning to work on TUP. While work has been slow, I at least have cleared my plate of other YTP-related responsibilities and some irl ones. As mentioned previously, I at least have six minutes now which is not bad considering the 25-30 minute length of an average episode, and I have a special sneak peek already set aside in case we hit our milestone goal. Consider supporting if you want to get a taste for the adventure in store for Finn, Jake, and their motley group of """friends"""!

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Good news on the collab front as more and more entrants are getting their entries turned in for the Foreign Exchange Collab prior to the deadline on July 31st. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, a conservative estimate should put the release of the collab at the end of August.

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Happy to announce that my entry for my Foreign Exchange collab is now complete. While it was certainly more time-consuming than I would have liked (8 minutes total!), I'm very pleased with how it turned out and pleased in general with how the collab as a whole is shaping up. See the collab this August!

In the meantime, I'm just planning on a little R&R this weekend to get some wind in my sails to work TUP again. As always, be sure to become a subscriber today to catch the sneak peek for the upcoming episode!